Genesis 47:5
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
Genesis 47:5 in other translations
| BSB | Pharaoh said to Joseph, “Now that your father and brothers have come to you, |
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| WEB | Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, “Your father and your brothers have come to you. |
| ASV | And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee: |
| YLT | And Pharaoh speaketh unto Joseph, saying, ‘Thy father and thy brethren have come unto thee: |
| DARBY | And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come to thee. |
| BBE | And Pharaoh said to Joseph, Let them have the land of Goshen; and if there are any able men among them, put them over my cattle. |
| Webster | And Pharaoh spoke to Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren have come to thee: |
What does Genesis 47:5 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Genesis 47:1-6
Though Joseph was a great man, especially in Egypt, yet he owned his brethren. Let the rich and great in the world not overlook or despise poor relations. Our Lord Jesus is not ashamed to call us brethren. In answer to Pharaoh's inquiry, What is your calling? they told him that they were shepherds, adding that they were come to sojourn in the land for a time, while the famine prevailed in Canaan. Pharaoh offered to…
Genesis 47:5 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- Genesis 47:4
They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine is sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
- Genesis 47:5
And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father and thy brethren are come unto thee:
- Genesis 47:6
The land of Egypt is before thee; in the best of the land make thy father and brethren to dwell; in the land of Goshen let them dwell: and if thou knowest any men of activity among them, then make them rulers over my cattle.
Genesis 47:5 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Entonces Faraón habló á José, diciendo: Tu padre y tus hermanos han venido á ti; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et le Pharaon parla à Joseph, disant: Ton père et tes frères sont venus vers toi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sprach der Pharao zu Joseph und sagte: Dein Vater und deine Brüder sind zu dir gekommen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixit itaque rex ad Joseph: Pater tuus et fratres tui venerunt ad te. |